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There were still seven tenement factories on the register at
the close of the year. The list included 7 tenement factories in
which there were separate occupiers carrying on different trades
or processes and supplied with mechanical power by the owners of
the premises.
The following paragraphs indicate the workshops, workplaces
and factories on the registers, and show the large variety of manufacturing
processes which are carried on in Finsbury.
Workshops and Workplaces. -Clocks and watches, 125;
jewellery, 108; cabinet and furniture making and polishing, 83;
tailoring and clothing, 78; engraving, embossing and chasing, 63;
provisions, bacon, grocery, and food preparation, 54; stabling, 53;
leather, leather goods and trunks, 51; furriers and skin dressers,
48; forwarding goods, 45; building trades, 40; cycles and motors,
39; hats and caps, 38; boots and shoes, 38; gold and silver
workers and refiners, 36; fancy goods and toys,, 35; drugs,
chemicals, perfumery and sundries, 34; stationery and sundries,
31; underclothing, shirts, skirts, blouses and aprons, 29; farriers
and smiths, 28; millinery, 27; picture-frames, mouldings and
mounts, 26; mantles and costumes, 26; ironmongery and hardware,
25; feather work, 24; marine stores, rag and paper waste,
24; iron and metal work, 23; firewood and coal dealers, 22; boxmaking,
21; paper and cardboard, 21; glassware and glasswork,
20; ink, paint, oil, gum, colours, and dyes, 20; engineers and
machinists, 20; laundries, 20; packing cases, 20; ties and neckware,
19; artificial flowers and plants, 19; barometers and thermometers,
19; optical goods, 19; stick making and mounting, 18;
shop fitting and show cases, 18; basket, cane, bamboo, and wickerwork,
18; gilding and plating, 17; book and card edge gilding,
17; jewel and instrument cases, 15; rubber waterproof goods, 15;
upholstery, 14; Christmas cards, postcards and art publishing, 14;
brasswork, 13; children's underclothing, 13; woollen, linen, and
cotton goods, 12; brushes, 12; timber, 11; wood, ivory, and bone
carving and turning, 11; embroidery, lace and fancy needlework,
10; phonographs and automatic machines, 10; athletic and sports
goods, 10; dressmaking, 10; pianos, organs and musical